--- title: LabVIEW Reviews meta\_title: 'LabVIEW Reviews 2026: Details, Pricing, & Features | G2' meta\_description: Filter 192 reviews by the users' company size, role or industry to find out how LabVIEW works for a business like yours. aggregate\_rating: rating\_value: 4.3 review\_count: 192 scale: '5' date\_modified: '2026-08-09' parent\_category: name: CAD url: https://www.g2.com/categories/cad --- # LabVIEW Reviews & Product Details Claimed ###### Profile Status This profile is currently managed by LabVIEW but has limited features. Are you part of the LabVIEW team? [Upgrade your plan](https://sell.g2.com) to enhance your branding and engage with visitors to your profile! LabVIEW is systems engineering software for applications that require test, measurement, and control with rapid access to hardware and data insights. The LabVIEW programming environment simplifies hardware integration for engineering applications so that you have a consistent way to acquire data from NI and third-party hardware. LabVIEW reduces the complexity of programming, so you can focus on your unique engineering problem. LabVIEW enables you to immediately visualize results with built-in, drag-and-drop engineering user interface creation and integrated data viewers. To turn your acquired data into real business results, you can develop algorithms for data analysis and advanced control with included math and signal processing IP or reuse your own libraries from a variety of tools. To ensure compatibility with other engineering tools, LabVIEW can interoperate with, and reuse libraries from, other software and open-source languages. * * * Seller [NI](https://www.g2.com/sellers/ni) Discussions [LabVIEW Community](https://www.g2.com/products/labview/discuss) Languages Supported German, English, French, Japanese, Korean, Chinese (Simplified) Solution Type Best-of-Breed Overview by David Prida (Product Marketing Engineer @ NI) Show More ## Pricing Pricing provided by LabVIEW. ### LabVIEW Base $493.00 Per Year ### LabVIEW Full $1,664.00 Per Year [ View More Pricing Information ](https://www.g2.com/products/labview/pricing) ## Top-Rated Alternatives [ ![Cameo Systems Modeler](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Cameo Systems Modeler") Cameo Systems Modeler 4.3/5(12) ](https://www.g2.com/products/cameo-systems-modeler/reviews) [ ![Enterprise Architect](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Enterprise Architect") Enterprise Architect 4.1/5(24) ](https://www.g2.com/products/enterprise-architect/reviews) [ ![Epsilon3](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Epsilon3") Epsilon3 4.2/5(260) ](https://www.g2.com/products/epsilon3/reviews) [ View All Alternatives ](https://www.g2.com/products/labview/competitors/alternatives) ## User Insights Average based on 192 real user reviews. Implementation Time 3 months Perceived Cost $$$$$ Typical contract price $0k - $0k [Sign in to view](/login) Per Year [Log in to unlock pricing and user insights](/login) ![Verified User in Farming](/assets/icons/anonymous-avatar-purple-4ae1032bdb50ee5682003170c8184aee790d25958bd397abbd384ba52c596a7b.svg "Verified User in Farming") UF Verified User in Farming Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) 1/18/2023 "Good software for prototyping" 3.5/5 What do you like best about LabVIEW? It has a lot of options for integration of different components and it supports also some scripting languages and it has good mathmatical tools and control tools Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about LabVIEW? The code that is written there is a spaghetti code, really not organized. Also it doesn't have any graphical inerented simulation tool Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is LabVIEW solving and how is that benefiting you? It solves the problem of fast prototyping code for new projects and the debugging tools there are ok Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Current UserValidated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite CS Cyrus S. Test engineer. Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) 11/28/2022 "Great to uesd." 4/5 What do you like best about LabVIEW? To use in monitoring the test value by devices. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about LabVIEW? i think labview is very useful in my work. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is LabVIEW solving and how is that benefiting you? Labview helped me solve the instrument control solution, allowing me to effectively use and control the correct instrument and read and record data. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Validated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite on behalf of seller ![Mohammad A.](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Mohammad A.") MA Mohammad A. Senior Scientist Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) 1/25/2022 "LabView User: excellent tool for instrument communication" 4/5 What do you like best about LabVIEW? I use LabView mostly to communicate with other instruments ( Oscope, function generator etc.)I think LabView is very intuitive and easy to use. The NiMax is also very helpful. The debug mode is very excellent to use as well. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about LabVIEW? The workspace can become very confusing at times. When you have to many blocks it is sometimes hard to realize which block is doing what. Also would be helpful if there was a pseudo code generator to see the logic in your code. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is LabVIEW solving and how is that benefiting you? I mostly use LabView for instrument automation. It is an excellent tool for that purpose. I also developed it to control an optical imaging system for device testing. Very easy to use and develop. Also quite easy to generate UI. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Current UserValidated ReviewerSource: Seller invite ![Verified User in Research](/assets/icons/anonymous-avatar-purple-4ae1032bdb50ee5682003170c8184aee790d25958bd397abbd384ba52c596a7b.svg "Verified User in Research") UR Verified User in Research Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) 1/26/2022 "Great RAD environment especially for scientific use" 4/5 What do you like best about LabVIEW? LabVIEW allows us to create applications for measurement and automation tasks relatively easily as well as use all the in-depth features for specific programming tasks, larger applications. And still LabVIEW is an environment that is easy enough to understand and learn for beginners and other people in our company that don't write code on a daily basis but only support our development team from time to time. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about LabVIEW? LabVIEW is very suitable for a quick start in development—especially tasks where you don't have much time to implement a neat-looking GUI. But for more complex UI designs, LabVIEW would not be my first choice at the moment. Primarily that's due to the lack of tools assisting such UI creations. If you have to use dynamically sized elements, want to create re-scaling UIs or automatically align elements in Grid/Table layouts, etc. - all that stuff is hard to do in LabVIEW at the moment. Also, the requirement of the large LabVIEW Runtime installation is sometimes hard to communicate to customers. Even a small tool for parsing some files - which you could do in a few kilobytes in other Languages requires our customer to have the full LabVIEW Runtime installed for a couple of hundred megabytes. A way to strip down the components inside the Runtime installation (e.g., purposely keep out the components mathematics, database-stuff, plotting, and other libraries if the application does not explicitly require them), when you create an Installer package through the application builder would be great. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is LabVIEW solving and how is that benefiting you? We mostly implement applications that act as the main user interface for our measurement devices. The LabVIEW applications are implementing the communication with the hardware, control, and data analysis algorithms and other functions to import or export measurement data for further use. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Current UserValidated ReviewerSource: Seller invite CN Christopher N. Embedded Systems Consultant Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) 1/18/2022 "LabVIEW in 2022" 4/5 What do you like best about LabVIEW? LabVIEW lets me efficiently prototype DSP algorithms. However, for production code, I've started to lean on scipy and numpy since it doesn't have the license encumbrance. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about LabVIEW? The difficulty with LabVIEW has always been the cost and licensing encumbrance. I just received notification that NI is moving to a subscription model for LabVIEW and will no longer be offering perpetual licenses, which is disappointing. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is LabVIEW solving and how is that benefiting you? Prototyping DSP algorithms such as FIR filtering. Allows me to demonstrate functionality to management before re-implementing in Python. I no longer use LabVIEW in production due to the cost, so it has become more of an R&D tool in my workflow. NI moving to subscription instead of perpetual license is a new downside. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More 7/18/2022 Current UserValidated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite on behalf of seller ![Liesbeth v.](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Liesbeth v.") LV Liesbeth v. founder Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) 1/18/2022 "Ideal for prototyping" 4/5 What do you like best about LabVIEW? LabVIEW, in combination with the NI DAQ devices, allows you to quickly create the hardware and software that will enable you to perform your specific measurements. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about LabVIEW? The documentation could be more rigorous. Sometimes you need to try some software components to understand what it does. The cleanup tool that repositions all components does not function optimally. You may spend quite some time making your code readable. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is LabVIEW solving and how is that benefiting you? I'm prototyping a measuring device with LabVIEW. This way, I can create a functional device without spending much time producing basic hardware and software. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Current UserValidated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite on behalf of seller ![Verified User in Mechanical or Industrial Engineering](/assets/icons/anonymous-avatar-purple-4ae1032bdb50ee5682003170c8184aee790d25958bd397abbd384ba52c596a7b.svg "Verified User in Mechanical or Industrial Engineering") UM Verified User in Mechanical or Industrial Engineering Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) 1/19/2022 "Best tool for creating quick & reliable test" 4/5 What do you like best about LabVIEW? Relatively low entry to software creation and a lot of fool proof items allowing execution without worrying to much; easy debugging; a lot of ready interface drivers for equipment. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about LabVIEW? As easy to program, as easy to make mistakes and "dirty" code not suitable for rework and maintenance; block diagram can be hard to read in large applications; execution speed for time critical applications is not on top with lower level languages. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is LabVIEW solving and how is that benefiting you? Prototyping hardware and realizing component testing is really quick. Creating test sequences and interfaces with test equipment of all sorts is very easy. NI hardware is always easy to integrate and work with, manuals are very well documenting features. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Current UserValidated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite on behalf of seller JA Joel A. Engineer Enterprise (\> 1000 emp.) 10/5/2021 "LabVIEW Review" 4/5 What do you like best about LabVIEW? I like the ease of use, as well as a community that is responsive to issues. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about LabVIEW? Some things do not have quick solutions and it takes time to figure out what is wrong. The error handling does not help too much in some of these situations, as the errors give a number that is difficult to look up online. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Recommendations to others considering LabVIEW: This is a great tool, but you will need buy in from your team. This is a great software, but it takes some time of getting used to. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is LabVIEW solving and how is that benefiting you? I am not really having any problems with LabVIEW, but one of the big benefits I am seeing is compatibility with a variety of different companies, which is a plus. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Current UserValidated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite on behalf of seller ![Verified User in Biotechnology](/assets/icons/anonymous-avatar-purple-4ae1032bdb50ee5682003170c8184aee790d25958bd397abbd384ba52c596a7b.svg "Verified User in Biotechnology") UB Verified User in Biotechnology Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) 1/19/2022 "Labview: A great system to save on total development costs." 4/5 What do you like best about LabVIEW? Labview is flexible, easy to use, and cost-effective; (after the initial sunk investment). Since the programming interface is visual, transfering work to other engineers and conveying design intent is more quickly accomplished. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about LabVIEW? I'm not a big fan of National Instrument's push to a software subscription model. If I could have my wishes, I would hope that National Instrument's business model would allow for a bit more openness on the hardware side. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is LabVIEW solving and how is that benefiting you? We primarily develop microfluidics process automation. We've seen a significant time-savings benefit with Labview compared to other development frameworks when time-to-market is critical. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Current UserValidated ReviewerSource: Seller invite ![Verified User in Research](/assets/icons/anonymous-avatar-purple-4ae1032bdb50ee5682003170c8184aee790d25958bd397abbd384ba52c596a7b.svg "Verified User in Research") UR Verified User in Research Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) 10/6/2021 "Endless engineering opportunities though tough to get started with no previous experience." 4/5 What do you like best about LabVIEW? I like the breadth of options that Labview has to offer to form an application. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about LabVIEW? There are too many ways and paths to develop an application. If you are a casual user and not entrenched in the NI community, it can be challenging to decipher the best way to solve a problem. However, the support engineers are available and eager to help! Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Recommendations to others considering LabVIEW: LV a great tool for solving laboratory measurement and observational problems. Utilize the support and plan on becoming a subject matter expert to get the most out of the purchase. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is LabVIEW solving and how is that benefiting you? We are solving a high temperature observational test method that will hopefully lead to automated analysis in the future. I have realized the integration and support from the 3rd parties that NI works with is excellent - Graftek has been working with us through the development process. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Current UserValidated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite on behalf of seller ## Questions about LabVIEW? Ask real users or explore answers from the community Get practical answers, real workflows, and honest pros and cons from the G2 community or share your insights. [ Ask about LabVIEW ](https://www.g2.com/products/labview/discussions/new) ![Yasser T.](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Yasser T.") YT Yasser Talebi • Last activity about 6 years ago have you ever tried to decode it ? 1 Upvote 1 [ Join the conversation ](https://www.g2.com/discussions/26097-have-you-ever-tried-to-decode-it) ![Alex K.](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Alex K.") 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